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World’s Best Airlines, according to Skytrax

09/18/26

There are lots of ways – and plenty of organizations – that rank airports and airlines. Skytrax, an international air transport rating organisation, is one of the major awards sought by airlines and the 2026 World Airline Awards were just announced. Here’s the rundown. See if your favorite airline made the list. Singapore Airlines took the […]

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World’s Best Airlines, according to Skytrax

I flew to four Pacific Northwest Airports and didn’t go through a security check once

What’s old is new again: United testing food delivery to the gate

Listen to this. But maybe not on a plane

Alaska Airlines spreading its wings to Athens & Paris

Marking National Aviation Day

Want: this airline etiquette gear from Lufthansa

3 things: soccer artifacts + free hotel stays + a FIFA livery

Friday roundup: Qantas Project Sunrise + July 4th travel

Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

Leave your letter to Santa at the airport post box

11/30/25

It started before Thanksgiving, but now pretty much every airport you pass through is decorated for the holidays. Many will be offering special holiday concerts and visits or photo ops with Santa, his elves and perhaps some reindeer. For kids (and adults….) with wish lists and letters for Santa, a few airports have already set […]

Holiday travel: lots of plans, tight budgets

11/28/25

More travelers, but more couchsurfing and slimmed-down plans (This is s slightly different version of a story we prepared for NBC News online) A record number of Americans will travel this weekend, packing up their bags and hitting the road to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family, friends and maybe some football. But travel this […]

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UPDATED: Black Friday/Cyber Monday /Travel Tuesday + beyond

11/27/25

Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Tuesday travel deals to check out Many Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Tuesday offers from hotels, airlines, cruise lines, tour operators, travel gear companies and others are already in play. There are hundreds out there now with others ready to roll. Pretty much every company that has something to do with travel is posting […]

Safe travels on Thanksgiving

11/26/25

Thanks to the LaGuardia Airport Terminal B turkey for helping us wish you a happy and safe Thanskgiving holiday. Be sure to see check in late Thursday for our holiday post about travel deals to lock in for Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Tuesday. In the meantime, here are a couple of airport tidbits for you: Santa […]

Ready for Thanksgiving travel?

11/26/25

Thanks to the record number of travelers expected to travel this holiday, weather woes and the usual list of things that can go wrong with any trip, airports are likely to be zany for the next few days. Here are just some of the amenities airports are rolling out and reminding travelers about to help […]

PDX llamas + D.B. Cooper Hijacking Anniversary

11/24/25

Those charming therapy llamas, Panda and Beni, will be pretending to be reindeers at Portland International Airport (PDX) this holidy season with visits starting Tuesday 24 and repeating every week until Christmas with visits scheduled on December 3rd, 11th, 18th and 23rd. The lovely llamas start their visits in the pre-security area of the main […]